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Sight screens
Sight screens are placed on opposite sides of the fi eld behind the bowlers bowling arm to assist the
batsmen in seeing the ball. The sight screens may be fi xed or moveable and should be high enough
so that the ball is visible below the top of the screen, from the batsman’s point of view, at point of the
delivery of the ball by the bowler.
The sights screens should thus be at least 4.0 metres high and if fi xed, must project at least one pitch
width beyond either side of the “Square”. The sight screens may be constructed out of various materials
but should be painted white for day games and covered with a black material for games played under
lights during the evening (When a white ball is used for play).
Player’s equipment
The batsmen (or women) wear batting gloves, padded leg pads, abdominal protectors, thigh guards,
arm guards and protective head gear.
The wicket keeper wears wicket-keepers gloves and padded leg pads. Players normally wear white
shirts and fl annel trousers for multiple innings games and coloured clothing for “limited over” games.
Construction of the pitch
THE OUTFIELDS
The construction of the cricket outfi elds needs to be carried out prior to the construction of the cricket
pitches.
The general specifi cation of the sub-surface may vary dependant on site conditions and should be in
terms with a Civil Engineers specifi cations. The general specifi cation may, however, be described as
follows:
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• Remove all topsoil. Remove all topsoil and level earth platform to correct site development
levels with particular emphasis on natural sub-soil drainage.
• Rip and compact in-situ earth to 90 % modifi ed AASHTO.
Cricket
• Install sub-surface drainage comprising 110 mm diameter agricultural drains placed in 450
x 600 mm deep herring bone drainage system at 6 metre intervals and to entire perimeter
of the cricket fi eld.
Sub-surface drains to be lined with a “Bidum” Hessian layer and fi lled in with 19 mm crusher run
stone.
Sub-Surface drains to connect at the lowest point to a storm water catch pit which should be connected
to a storm water main.